Fox News Republican Presidential Primary Debate scores whopping 12.8 Million viewers

[BigZuck08]

https://www.mediaite.com/daily-ratings/breaking-fox-news-republican-debate-scores-whopping-12-8-million-viewers-even-without-trump/

This is impressive for a GOP debate without Trump. Also, for those who claim that Trump's interview had more viewers, because it says that interview had over 100 million views, views on Twitter are counted by every single person or bot that scrolls past the tweet, whereas views on cable news count the average concourrent viewer, as the article above mentions. So this means we're not exactly sure whether Trump's Tucker interview or the actual debate had more viewers.

[Sumner 1868]

It's a race for the VP slot.

[Joe Biden 2028]

The firsts Republican primary debate in 2015 had 24 million views. I'm honestly shocked this debate got half that without Trump, since its a debate on who gets to be VP

[Sir Mohamed]

It's a race for the VP slot.

Neither of them will VP, that I'm sure of. Trump thinks he's entitled to the nomination and people running against him as disloyal in his view.

[Doomer]

It was the first “normal” GOP debate we’ve seen in over 10 years.

[redjohn]

It's a race for the VP slot.

Neither of them will VP, that I'm sure of. Trump thinks he's entitled to the nomination and people running against him as disloyal in his view.

Yep. His VP pick will somebody who in his mind would undoubtedly pardon him if courts find him unable to serve from prison (in the case that he's somehow convicted + imprisoned before inauguration day, which still seems like a fast timeline). It'll be somebody completely cuckoo like Kari Lake or MTG.

[Neocon Dem]

How many viewers did the 2012 primary debates receive?

[Redban]

Good. Now somebody please surge and eventually save us from Trump 2024

[The Mikado]

How many viewers did the 2012 primary debates receive?

I found a reference to the first 2016 cycle primary debate's 24 million "tripling" the highest rated 2012 cycle debate so until I find a harder number I'm penciling in 8 million.